The location of the 8 haunted houses, two shows and open attractions at Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 23. Click here for a larger version. (Universal Orlando)

The guide map for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights helps guide guests to the eight haunted-house mazes and other attractions of the event, which kicks off Friday and runs 27 select nights through Nov. 2.

Going up the main drag of Universal Studios, straight through turnstiles, are queues for four houses: The Cabin in the Woods; Resident Evil: Escape From Raccoon City; An American Werewolf in London; and Evil Dead.

Havoc2: Derailed is in the San Francisco section of the park, sometimes referred to in HHNspeak as the Disaster Queue Extended house.

Three houses are backstage. The entrance to Afterlife: Death's Vengeance is near the Men in Black attraction, and Urban Legends: La Llorona queues up near the Barnie attraction. The Walking Dead: No Safe Haven is in a building that usually houses Universal's floats.

"Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure" is in its customary spot at Fear Factor Live. The new "Rocky Horror Picture Show -- A Tribute" is on the stage for Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue.

Rides and attractions listed as operational on the guide map include Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, the new Transformers: The Ride -- 3D, Revenge of the Mummy, Men in Black -- Alien Attack and the Simpsons Ride.

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